온화하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be gentle

Every form of 온화하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
온화한
아/어Infinitive
온화해
-으니Since
온화하니
합니다Formal
온화합니다

현재Present

The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 온화해요온화합니다온화해온화하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 온화했어요온화했습니다온화했어온화했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 온화하겠어요온화하겠습니다온화하겠어온화하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 온화할 거예요온화할 것입니다온화할 거야온화할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 온화해요?온화합니까?온화해?온화하니?
과거Past 온화했어요?온화했습니까?온화했어?온화했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 온화해요안 온화합니다안 온화해안 온화하다
-지 않다Not (long) 온화하지 않아요온화하지 않습니다온화하지 않아온화하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 온화하세요온화하십니다온화하셔온화하시다
과거Past 온화하셨어요온화하셨습니다온화하셨어온화하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
온화한
과거Past
온화한
미래Future
온화할
회상Used to
온화하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
온화하고
-게-ly / so that
온화하게
-어서so / and then
온화해서
-으니까since
온화하니까
-으면if / when
온화하면
-지만but
온화하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
온화한데
-어도even if
온화해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그는 온화한 성격의 소유자이다.

He is a person with a calm personality.

이 종은 온화하기로 잘 알려져 있다.

This breed is well known for its gentle temperament.

알렌은 온화한 마음을 가졌어요.

Allen was a gentle soul.

당신은 더 온화해야합니다.

You need to be more gentle.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 온화하다 in Korean?

온화하다 (to be gentle) is 온화해요 in the polite 해요체, 온화합니다 in formal 합니다체, 온화해 in casual 반말 and 온화하다 in the plain written style. The past is 온화했어요.

What is the past tense of 온화하다?

온화했어요 in everyday polite speech, 온화했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 온화하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 온화하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 온화하여 and 온화하니 but unchanged in 온화합니다.

What TOPIK level is 온화하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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